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Provides benefits and entitlement counseling, long term care planning, information and referral services, and application assistance and advocacy. Community outreach and education regarding various programs and services are also provided and are available to community groups upon request. Suffolk County Office for the Aging provides a Senior Advocate to assist seniors with applications for various entitlements and benefits. Also assists Health Providers with insurance problems and claims appeals. Call to schedule appointment and further information

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Case / Care Management
Older Adults
Individual Advocacy
Insurance Claims Assistance
Benefits Assistance
Services are designed to meet the needs and interests of older adults. Programs and services include AARP, Senior Advocate and Senior Fitness.

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Public Libraries
Older Adults
Library Services
Provides access to LI Jewish Medical Center, Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Hillside Hospital and North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset for individuals who are deaf or deaf/blind who use the medical center. Services are also available for deaf family members involved in a patient's health care. Includes sign language interpreter access, TTY access, television captioning, hospital signage, staff education and sign language classes for hospital personnel

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Telecommunication Relay Services
Hearing Loss
Children
Adults
Hospitals
Young Adults
Sign Language Instruction
Older Adults
Sign Language Interpretation
Adolescents
Deaf-Blindness
Provides assisted living for senior citizens as well as a program for those with Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia.

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Assisted Living Facilities
Secured Supportive Housing Units
Dementia
Older Adults
Seniors receive counseling on housing situations such as rentals, home ownership issues, real estate tax exemptions, foreclosure prevention and special government programs for eligible seniors.

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Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Housing Counseling
Older Adults
Serves older adults who are blind or visually impaired by offering a full array of customized service programs ranging for benefits assistance to health and wellness programs in a fully accessible facility. Also offers a hot dinner meal Monday-Friday.

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People With Disabilities / Health Conditions
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Older Adults
Blindness
Meals
Visual Impairments
VNSNY is a nonprofit home-and community-based health care organization, serving the five boroughs of New York and Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties, It focuses on promoting the health and well-being of patients and families by providing high-quality, cost-effective health care to vulnerable individuals in their homes and communities.

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Telephone Call Center Services
Older Adults
Home Health Care
Provides low income housing for Seniors in Nassau County.

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Low Income
Older Adults
Low Income / Subsidized Rental Housing
Provides an assisted living home for senior citizens as well as a program for those with Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia.

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Assisted Living Facilities
Dementia
Older Adults
Offers support services to seniors (55+) who have a psychiatric diagnosis.

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Developmental Disabilities
Psychiatric Day Treatment
Mental Health Support Services
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Older Adults
Psychiatric Disorder Counseling
Offers a variety of recreational activities for ages 5 and up. Programs include afterschool tutoring, senior citizens, holiday crafts and summer programs. Facility available for non-profit community groups on a permit basis, and for parties, weddings and non-profit fundraising. Activities and class schedules vary.

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Toddlers
Adolescents
Tutoring Services
Older Adults
Meeting Space
Recreation Centers
Arts and Crafts Instruction
Recreational Activities / Sports
Adults
Volunteer Opportunities
Conducts computer classes for adults age 50+. Call for current schedule of classes and applications.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Older Adults
Computer and Related Technology Classes
Provides in home care services and living assistance allowing seniors and disabled individuals to live independently. Services include: companion care, personal care, meal preparation, light housekeeping, escorted transportation, errands/shopping, medication reminders, incontinence care, monitoring mobility and Alzheimers/Dementia care.

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Frail Elderly
In Home Assistance
Senior Ride Programs
Housekeeping Assistance
Volunteer Opportunities
In Home Meal Preparation
Companionship
Older Adults
Adult In Home Respite Care
Offers Nassau County residents ages 55 and older, who are isolated from community resources, assistance in obtaining needed services. Provides home visits to assess individual's needs and develop goals for independent living. Offers interim counseling for behavioral health needs such as anxiety, depression and substance abuse, and nursing assessment and education. Refers individuals to current programs for permanent community support.

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Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services
Case / Care Management Referrals
Older Adults
Wellness Programs
Offers various craft and fitness programs to seniors. Programs include fun and fitness, arts and crafts, needle craft, quilting boutique, yoga, tai chi, zumba, strength training, chair exercise, line dancing, trips, movies, oil painting, softball and bowling teams, monthly dances and luncheons.

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Senior Centers
Older Adults
Recreational Activities / Sports
Physical Fitness
Volunteer Opportunities
Offers healthcare professionals and social providers in the areas of geriatrics and gerontology continuing education and training programs focusing on primary care, health promotion, disease prevention, multicultural aging and outreach services. Provides a Geriatric Resource Center with a wide range of resources along with a Speaker's Bureau. Innovations in the geriatric field and clinical updates are disseminated through interdisciplinary courses, team training, distance learning and workshops.

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Frail Elderly
Postsecondary Instructional Programs
Nurses / Nursing Support Personnel
Physician Assistants
Older Adults
Geriatric Medicine
Physical Therapists
Social Workers
Dentists / Dental Support Personnel
Occupational Therapists
Physicians / Surgeons
Provides low income housing for Seniors in Nassau County.

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Low Income
Older Adults
Low Income / Subsidized Rental Housing
Provides benefits advisement, peer counseling, housing referral,advocacy, independent living skills, transportation, equipment loans, consumer directed personal assistance program (CDPAP), Hispanic outreach, and aging in place services to people with disabilities and the elderly.

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Developmental Disabilities
Peer Counseling
Benefits Assistance
Medical Equipment / Supplies
Disabilities Issues
Advocacy
Outreach Programs
Older Adults
Congregate Meals – Nutritious lunch is available to eligible Town of Islip Senior Citizens at our six nutrition centers, Monday through Friday. Reservations must be made in advance. Transportation may be available. Please call for information.

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Congregate Meals / Nutrition Sites
Meals
Senior Centers
Food
Older Adults
Offers a rental, retirement residence with supportive living. One and two bedroom apartments are available with no long-term commitment required. There is a 24-hour emergency response system in each apartment. Two meals per day included. Home Care Services available. Call for more information.

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Older Adults
Independent Living Communities / Complexes
Assisted Living Facilities
Offers independent living and assisted living for seniors as well as memory care for those with Alzheimer's disease or Dementia; and coordination of Hospice Care.

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Hospice Care
Assisted Living Facilities
Independent Living Communities / Complexes
Older Adults
Semi-Independent Living Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Offers ongoing educational resources and workshops for financial and healthcare coordination and independence.
Provides low income housing for Seniors in Nassau.

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Low Income
Older Adults
Low Income / Subsidized Rental Housing
Provides light housekeeping, laundry, food shopping, errands for seniors who live in the Town of Islip and are 60 years and over. Must contact Suffolk County Office for the Aging.

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Grocery Ordering / Delivery
Errand Running / Shopping Assistance
Older Adults
Provides a variety of programs to senior citizens including meals, transportation, physical fitness, crafts, knitting, painting, singing, dancing, theatre, mens club, card playing, shopping, computer classes, creative writing, yoga, book clubs, and other special events. Call for more information.

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Meals
Volunteer Opportunities
Transportation
Senior Centers
Older Adults